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Apatite

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Description
Locality: 
Zinnwald, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13 × 10 × 3.5 cm
Description

<p>This is an old apatite specimen from the famous locale in Czech Republic.</p> <p>Several lustrous and pale green apatite crystals on matrix. Ex Knijnenburg collection,&nbsp;Germany.</p>

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Apatite

Synonym Of: 

Chlorapatite

Formula: 
Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
5.0

Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca2Ca3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
5.0

Hydroxylapatite

Formula: 
Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
5.0
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5